The Arizona champion., 1887-12-03

having some of tht finest herds to be found in Northern Arizona.
 Last Saturday evening the shop Of R. Manns, shoemaker, was broSen open, and chest containing valua.
 bles was stolen and carried to the
 railroad bridge, about quarter of q
 mlle distant, where it was broken open and among other valuable arti-
 cles, gold and silver watch and a
 pistol carried of. Thus IS the second time within month that MT. Manns has suffered from thieves, the time
 before, two pistols being stolen. Is it not about time that the citizens of our town took this mat ter in hand, and adopt such measures as will rid
 Flagstaff of this class of lazy, petty sneaking thieves, who, without doubt, are at present in our midst. A polite invitation to prck up their traps and get would be in order.
 The Arizona Mineral Belt R. R. has been leased to Messrs. Foster, Doyle and Co.,, wno have large wo )d contract with pIrties in Los Angeles. The gentlmen who have leased the road until next spring, will transport, saw logs, lumber and wood, and all local freight along the llne. We believe that the creditors are entirely satisfied with the arrange ments, as we are told that one of the clauses of their contract, Compels them to keep the rolling stock and road in good repair which certainly will be better to all concerned than if the road and its equipments were to lay idle.
 Saturday night collision occurred about one and half miles east of Williams, by the work train backing into d irei ht, in which one man was killed and five severely wounded. We were unable to learn the name of the nan killed or those injured, but were iaformcd that the man who lost hl' life was d Mexican. Rlil.oad accidents Gave become almost an every day oc' u,rence during the pas. lev weeks, and many of tnen are sad to occur Ihrou .h the wretcned CoaGlti on that d large portion of the road Is Tn at the present llne. The A. x r. K, K. nave an enormous passenger and freight traffic, and the proper officials snou,d see 10 il that tn. road Is put In condition to ensure safety 10 Its patrons and employees.
 A man by the name of D=Witt Whitney, near Rumble Bee station mnrdeI d another mIh by the name of l. w. B!ice on November $. We gleAn the following account oi the deed from the Prescott CoHr9er. rne two families were camped near Rumble Bee Statlon, consisting of the two men and theIr wives and twelve children. They came from Texas, anl had several rows on account ot Wcitney being jealous of Brice. On the night of the 25th inst, they mad camped on the hut south of Bum ole Bee. Alter havIng some violent words, Whitney proposed to settle the matter br swapping wives to which Bicc was not agreeable. But ;aIking to his (Brice's) wife. conclr Jed that they would, in order 10 avoid further trouble, pretend to be agreeable to the exchange until they could sepcrate from Whrtney'S oulht. Whitney terminated the matter by pulling his gun, and ordering Brlce to get into the covered wagon with us (Whrtncy,s) wlle, who was at that tlme in bed. Brice was In the act ot complying to thIs demand by crawling m the hind end of the wagon, when grabbed shovel and dealt. him blow on the back of the head, killing him instantly. Whitney .esca ped.